Jgraz's march to 200DD

[jgraz]

We are filled and I'm slowly combining the water each day. I have been turning the pump on for about a min or two to circulate it into the main system. All looks good except that the power heads are moving some sand around as you can see. No sandstorms just some drifting that I expect to stop once the sand is weighed down with bacteria.

For flow I have a mp-40 on each side and 2 WP-25's on that back wall under the cross braces facing towards the middle/front glass. Those I have turned down very low thought. In a few weeks I should be able to fire the flow up more on them.

I expect I should have this running by Thursday and then it's stocking time. Here is a couple of quick pics with just blues and just whites. Enjoy

 

[kschweer]

Looking good john. Can't wait to see it stocked.

 

[Jayman]

Lookin good

 

[jgraz]

FTS

 

[jgraz]

Merry Christmas to me

 

[jgraz]

Did a little work in the basement today.
Hard plumbed in the salt mix tank and also made space for the newly acquired frag tank. And also built a PVC light stand for the frag tank as well. Still waiting for new bulkheads to come in so I didn't get a chance to drill yet. Hopefully this weekend.

 

[kschweer]

Looks good john! Is that the beep blue 30g?

 

[jgraz]

Looks good john! Is that the beep blue 30g?

Thank Kevin

Yes it is the deep blue

 

[jgraz]

Now I need to fill it up

 

[jgraz]

been a long time since I did anything here. so i took some pics today

 

[jgraz]

and just a few more

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And a full span

 

[kschweer]

Everything looks great john! Still running the t5's?

 

[jgraz]

Thanks Kev. Yes still running the ATI Sunpower. Never looking back either. I just wish bulbs were not so expensive though, I need to switch the bulbs on my DT and Frag tank. 16 ATI bulbs I think it was somewhere around $380 for everything.

 

[kschweer]

Yea I hate changing bulbs but I love everything else about t5's. Once I move I plan to change the frag tank to t5 as well. Not Looking forward to changing more bulbs but I just don't think you can beat t5's. What fish do you have in the tank?

 

[jgraz]

2 O Clowns
Blue Spot Watchman Goby
Bangaii
Sixline Wrasse
Melunarus Wrasse
Hippo Tang
Yellow Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Sailfin Tang
Target Mandarin
Harliquin Tusk

 

[ReeferEric]

Very nice progression! Those corals are growing quick.

 

[jgraz]

Very nice progression! Those corals are growing quick.

Thank you
While I am getting a good growth rate to be fair I also received a few nice size colonies a couple of months back from a friends breakdown.

 

[jgraz]

Was a little bored so I took a few pics. Not much has changed here though I pulled a few acans and such out of the frag tank and figured I'd give them a go in the DT. I never really collected these so as far as placement i just put them on the sand. Hopefully that will be fine. Any tips for them would be appreciated.

and a few of the tank as well